The Effect of Jazar Supplement on Quality of Life and Sexual Function in Postmenopausal Women: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants.

Variables	Jazar (n = 43)	Placebo (n = 41)	value
Age (years)	52.40 ± 4.20	54.49 ± 3.83	0.020^a
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.67 ± 3.78	27.66 ± 3.51	0.995
Menarche (years)	12.79 ± 1.34	13.27 ± 1.41	0.114
Menopause (years)	46.28 ± 6.92	48.49 ± 4.54	0.087
Age of marriage (years)	19.72 ± 4.79	19.02 ± 3.90	0.466
Age of first labor (years)	21.84 ± 5.14	21.27 ± 4.20	0.579
Spouse age (years)	56.44 ± 6.49	59.78 ± 5.80	0.015
Education
Under diploma	2 (66.7%)	1 (33.3%)	0.398^b
Diploma	21 (58.3%)	15 (41.7%)
Above diploma	20 (44.6%)	25 (55.6%)
Job status
Negative	35 (47.9%)	38 (52.1%)	0.125
Positive	8 (72.7%)	3 (27.3%)
Children number
0–3	33 (47.1%)	37 (52.9%)	0.097
4–8	10 (71.4%)	4 (28.6%)
Spouse education
Under diploma	1 (50%)	1 (50%)	0.182
Diploma	21 (63.6%)	12 (36.4%)
Above diploma	21 (42.9%)	28 (57.1%)
Spouse job status
Negative	24 (54.5%)	20 (45.5%)	0.519
Positive	19 (47.5%)	21 (52.5%)

Categorical variables are represented as percentage (%) and continuous data are represented as mean ± SD. ^aOne-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). ^bChi-square for trend test.